Hinglaj
Mata Temple, Balochistan,
Pakistan
Hinglaj Mata Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to
Goddess Sati, located in Hinglaj, a town on the Makran coast
in the Lasbela district of Balochistan in Pakistan.
Hinglaj Mata is said to be very powerful deity who bestows good to all her
devotees. While Hinglaj is her main temple, temples dedicated to her exist in
neighbouring Indian states Gujarat and Rajasthan.
The Temple is also called as Nani Mandir.
The name of Hinglaj lends itself to the Hingol river, the largest in
Balochistan and the Hingol National Park which at 6,200
square Kms is the largest in Pakistan.
It is situated in the middle of the Hingol National Park in a mountain cavern
on the banks of the Hingol River. It is
one of the 51 Shakti
Peethas of the
Hindu goddess Sati. It is one of the two Shakti
Peethas in Pakistan, other being Shivaharkaray.
This place has become a unifying point of reference for Pakistan's many Hindu
communities. Hinglaj Yatra is the largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan.
More than 250,000 people take part in the Hinglaj Yathra during the spring.
Legends
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History
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The Temple
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Hinglaj Yatra
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Religious Significance
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Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 243 Kms from Karachi and
264 Kms from Karachi Airport. The cave temple of Hinglaj Mata is in a
narrow gorge in
the remote, hilly area of Lyari Tehsil in Pakistan's Balochistan province. It is 243 Kms
to the northwest of Karachi, 20 Kms inland from the Arabian
Sea and 130 Kms to the west of the mouth of the Indus. It is at
the end of a range of Kirthar
Mountains, in the Makran desert stretch, on the west bank
of Hingol River. The area is under the Hingol National Park. The Makran Coastal Highway linking Karachi with Gwadar runs
parallel to Balochistan's Arabian Sea coast.
It was built by Frontier Works Organisation and
follows the same path which Alexander the Great took when he
ended his campaign. The highway has made the pilgrimage and visiting the shrine
very convenient.
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